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Argens Lock () is a single chamber
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on the
Canal du Midi The Canal du Midi (; ) is a long canal in Southern France (). Originally named the ''Canal Royal en Languedoc'' (Royal Canal in Languedoc) and renamed by French revolutionaries to ''Canal du Midi'' in 1789, the canal is considered one of the g ...
. It lies east of the small town of
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region of
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. The adjacent locks are Fonserannes Lock 53,868 metres to the east and Pechlaurier Lock 2485 metres to the west.


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Locks on the Canal du Midi There are 91 working locks on the Canal du Midi along its course from the Étang de Thau, Bassin du Thau on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast to the junction with the Canal lateral a la Garonne in Toulouse. There are a further 13&nbs ...
Locks on the Canal du Midi {{Languedoc-geo-stub